[R] Basic Stats question

[PIKAL Petr]

Hi

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> project.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Newmiller
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 3:21 PM
> To: Partha Sinha; r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: Re: [R] Basic Stats question
> 
> If you read the posting guide mentioned at the bottom of every list
> message, it indicates that this  is not really a forum for statistics
> theory discussions. Once you understand the theory well enough to know
> which algorithms you want to use (and the assumptions that go along
> with them), there are ways to search within R for builtin or add-on
> functions that implement those algorithms. This is a good place to ask
> about how to use R (though you may be directed to read the
> documentation if your questions are too vague).
> 
> You might try stats.stackexchange.com or consult your local
> statistician.

Anyway you can check

?lm 

for the start.

Regards
Petr


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> Partha Sinha <pnsinha68 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >Dear All
> >I am a stats newbie and have a basic stats question;
> >i have y as dependent variable and x1 to x5 as dependent variable.
> >I need to know which variables x1 to x5 are actually affecting y. How
> >do I find out?
> >can an example be given which makes things clear (if possible)?
> >Thanks
> >Parth
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